Buch, Englisch, 2000 Seiten, Format (B × H): 242 mm x 300 mm, Gewicht: 4835 g
Buch, Englisch, 2000 Seiten, Format (B × H): 242 mm x 300 mm, Gewicht: 4835 g
ISBN: 978-0-471-75222-6
Verlag: Wiley
The Comprehensive Handbook of Social Work and Social Welfare presents a comprehensive and up-to-date review of this constantly evolving field, featuring contributions from renowned national and international experts. Organized by major foundational areas within the social work curriculum, each volume includes cutting-edge information related to all aspects of the profession to guide practice and policy decision-making across the field. Social work researchers, educators, practitioners, and students will gain important insight as well as practical resources related to this dynamic profession.
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SECTION I POLICY AND JUSTICE: A GLOBAL IMPERATIVE.
Chapter 1 The Human Security Paradigm: Peace with Justice and Equality? / Jody Williams
Chapter 2 Social Policy from a Global Perspective / Robin Sakina Mama
Chapter 3 Social Justice for Marginalized and Disadvantaged Groups: Issues and Challenges for Social Policies in Asia / Joseph Kin Fun Kwok.
SECTION II THE CONTEXT OF POLICY: YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TOMORROW.
Chapter 4 Reconceptualizing the Evolution of the American Welfare State/ Bruce Jansson
Chapter 5 Not by the Numbers Alone: The Effects of Economic and Demographic Changes on Social Policy / Michael Reisch
Chapter 6 The U.S. Patriot Act: Implications for the Social Work Profession / Stan Stojkovic
Chapter 7 Social Welfare Policy as a Form of Social Justice / Ira C. Colby.
SECTION III POLICY TO PRACTICE AND PRACTICE TO POLICY.
Chapter 8 Policy Practice / Rodney A. Ellis
Chapter 9 New Federalism, New Freedom, and States' Rights: The Uncertain and Fragmented Direction of Public Mental Health Policy in the United States / King Davis
Chapter 10 Aging in the United States: Challenges to Social Policy and Policy Practice / Enid Opal Cox
Chapter 11 Explanatory Legitimacy: A Model for Disability Policy Development and Analysis / Stephen French Gilson and Elizabeth DePoy
Chapter 12 Health-Care Policy: Should Change Be Small or Large? / Pamela J. Miller
Chapter 13 Social Determinants of Health: Twenty-First-Century Social Work Priorities / Gary Rosenberg
Chapter 14 Urban Housing Policy and Practice in the Developing World / Sunil Kumar
Chapter 15 Child Welfare Policy / Richard J. Gelles and Carol Wilson Spigner
Chapter 16 Public Funding of Sectarian Organizations for the Provision of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care: Discriminatory Issues for Gay Males / Christopher W. Blackwell and Sophia F. Dziegielewski.
SECTION IV POLICY FORMULATION AND POSSIBILITIES.
Chapter 17 Social Welfare Policy and Politics / Richard Hoefer
Chapter 18 Social Welfare and Economics: Redefining the Welfare State in a Global Economy / Howard Karger and Peter A. Kindle
Chapter 19 Digital Technology and Social Policy: Social Justice in a World of Anywhere Access? / Paul R. Raffoul
Chapter 20 Welfare Reform: The Need for Social Empathy / Elizabeth A. Segal
